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The anger and rage at the carwash when you tipped the guy a buck
and found that he did a so-so job on the mats along with the black
curtain that fell across your eyes when you passed the elementary
school to the elation you felt when you got home and cooked a great
dinner for your family only to feel completely underappreciated
as you cleaned the dishes are all classic symptoms of Mood Swings.
Your mood swings just seem more rash and pendulous than they have
ever before. But don’t worry, as your body changes, entering
perimenopause with the goal of attaining a post menopausal state,
the loss of natural hormones your body experiences can contribute
to the severe mood swings you’ve been experiencing. So don’t
worry! This is not a permanent state of affairs, in time things
will even out, your perspective will find an equilibrium to deal
with life and may even gain a greater sense of wisdom as you pass
through this phase of your life.
You are experiencing Menopause. Simply knowing that and articulating
it may help you to deal with the radical alterations of your mood.
Giving yourself that reason may help you during times in which you
seem to almost see yourself, as if from outside the picture, behaving
in ways you would normally and not rationally, behave. But, at least
being able to say to yourself; “Oh yes! This is a Mood Swing.”
Can make the difference and even draw you back from the edge.
Hormone Replacement Therapy should help to alleviate some of the
moodiness you have been experiencing by providing the body with
the estrogen, progesterone and androgen it has been suffering a
lack of. Furthermore the B vitamins have been found to assist in
helping maintain mental balance. Most of all a plan to deal with
the body’s state of perimenopause, its needs, and a desire
to respect your condition and treat it with the seriousness it requires,
will help to even out these swings.
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Exercise, walking twenty minutes a day, is a great way to gain perspective,
reduce manic energy and improve positive feelings and strengthen
healthy mental attitudes.
How can anyone possibly understand what you’re going through
or how it affects your reactions and attitudes towards daily life
and the situation and difficulties it presents? Support groups do
and can. Whether they are formal or informal, they are out there
and an excellent resource for gaining an understanding of your situation
and strategies to deal with it. A core group of women, experiencing
or having experienced the same thing you are experiencing can improve
the quality of your life. Having at least one good friend can have
a pleasant effect on your life as you have someone to share the
details, secrets, failures, and triumphs of your life. There is
so little in life we should have to go it alone in, and Menopause
is one that should never be pursued alone.
Take a look at your daily life. While you cannot avoid all of life’s
daily problems, find ways to more effectively manage problem areas.
Learn to recognize when you might be getting into a situation or
experiencing mood swing, and have an exit strategy or method of
coping. Give yourself the opportunity to succeed and never feel
that you have to be a victim of your hormones. You don’t.
There are times when it will all just boil over and you will “Lose
It”. That’s okay. Everyone you will ever meet in life
has had that moment. Everyone has been completely wrong at some
point and experienced the pain and frustration of that moment. Some
even choose to live with it for years and never allow themselves
the gift of forgiveness. So be prepared to fail and be even more
prepared to forgive yourself. You deserve it.
The truth is that everyone is, though at times, it may feel like
everyone is not only not on your side, but completely against you.
Your loved ones care about you and want you to make it through this
and not just because they are suffering but really because they
see you suffering.
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If
you feel alone and need reassurance, then its time to talk. Its
time to ask for help, and to specifically ask for understanding
from your loved one and the people who surround you. Don’t
be embarrassed or feel that you are being weak, it’s more
frustrating to others when you try to hide it.
A good diet for the menopausal woman includes melons, bananas, oranges,
lemons, figs and apricots in proper proportions to fulfill the fruit
group need. In the vegetable group make sure to get the recommended
amount of dark, leafy vegetables, spinach, Kale, broccoli and cabbage.
Grains along with Pulses cane be provided for by soy beans, brown
rice, whole grains, lentils and wheat germ. Seaweed is also recommended
to help ease menopause. Try to stick to soy products to fill your
dairy needs such as soy milk and soy yogurt along with tofu. Brazil
nuts, walnuts and generally unsalted nuts along with canola and
flaxseed oil will fill your vegetable oil requirements. Don’t
forget almonds and pumpkin and sunflower seeds. Finally mackerel,
tuna, wild salmon, herring, sardines and trout are excellent sources
of oil-rich fish. In short, a well balanced diet, often one consisting
of several small meals and snacks throughout the day will be they
key to reducing the effects of sever mood swings in hopes that a
balanced diet will be the key to a balanced mind.
Take the time to develop a strategy involving attitude, support,
loved ones, workers, daily planning and diet to manage the mood
swings you are experiencing. And while you’re at it make sure
to give yourself a break. You are going to fail and that does not
make you a bad person. It’s when you don’t do anything
to improve that the problems begin.
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